动工
dònggōng
to start construction; to begin work
Characters in this word
工 gōng
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 工 — labor, work
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 隧道项目预计明年春天动工，但征地谈判仍未完成。 Suìdào xiàngmù yùjì míngnián chūntiān dònggōng, dàn zhēngdì tánpàn réng wèi wánchéng. The tunnel project is expected to start construction next spring, but land acquisition negotiations are still unfinished.
- 新学校下个月就要动工了。 Xīn xuéxiào xià ge yuè jiù yào dònggōng le. Construction of the new school will start next month.
- 房子刚动工，施工队就遇到了暴雨。 Fángzi gāng dònggōng, shīgōngduì jiù yùdào le bàoyǔ. Just as work on the house began, the crew ran into heavy rain.
Related words
- 动 dòng to move
- 动作 dòngzuò movement, action
- 动物 dòngwù animal
- 动物园 dòngwùyuán zoo
- 感动 gǎndòng to be moved
- 活动 huódòng event; activity
- 行动 xíngdòng to take action
- 运动 yùndòng sports; exercise
- 带动 dàidòng to drive; to lead along
- 动力 dònglì motivation; driving force
- 动人 dòngrén moving; touching
- 发动 fādòng to start; to launch